Pad for hernia trusses



Nov. 29, 1927. 1,650,641

G. R. E. MILLIGAN PAD FOR HERNIA TRUSSES Filed June 24. 1926 k ii? iii w f INVENTOR- Gsonaa EE-MLLJG'AN feet application of Patented Nov. 29, 1927.

"STATES PATENT 7 1,6 FFi anonan n. n. MILLIGAN, or Los AnenLns, CALIFORNIA.

I rAn'ron HERNIA TRUSSES.

Application filed June 24, 1926. Serial No. 118,177.

An object of this invention is to provide a superior truss pad which will be easy to the wearer and willfirmly and gently hold the hernia, and that is adjustable to differ- 5 ent cases, and to different conditions in any specific case. t

The invention contemplates the provision of a truss pad havin a main body cushion and a button adjusta le to said main body 10 cushion, and means for adjusting the button to cause the compression of the cushion.

The invention also includes specific constructions, parts and v a novel combination and arrangement of parts, adapted to perthe main principle of the invention. i i

Another feature of the invention is adaptability to the treatment of herniain cases of corpulent persons.

An advantage of the invention is thatany desired pressure adjustment maybe made and the pad may {he adapted to diif-erentapplications of pressure upon the hernia and such pressure may be limitedby support of 25 the abdominal walls adjacent to the rupture.

of Fig. 2, illustrating one form of the pad with the button in extended position.

Fig. i is a similar section of a pad with the button retracted to rest on a resilient 45 cushion, broken lines indicating a released position of the button. v I

Dot and dash lines indlcate the position where the cushion has been further. compressed by pressure of the button upon the so person, not shown, of the wearer of the truss.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the back of a pad conforming in a general way to the construction shown in the other views.

Parts are broken away to expose parts otherwise hidden.

description I term one of the Fig. 3 is transverse section on line as -eas Fig. 6 is an axial section of another form of the invention.

The pad comprises two elements one or both of which may contact with the parts affected according to the relative adjustment of such elements; and for convenience of base, and the other a button. a

The base is shown as built up of a leather elements, the r disk .1, a sponge rubber cushion-body 2 cemented to the disk 1 and having a central 7.

bore 3, and a covering 4 made of a circular piece of buckskin or other soft pliable mate rial, cemented centrally to the top of. the cushion, and drawn overv the cushion and around the edges of the leather disk 1, and drawn tightand held by a draw string. 5' run through the covering material near the edge thereof, and puckering the circular edge of the cover onto the ,ba ck of the leather disk at 6, the ends of the pucker stringbeing tied together points 7, andthen such points are bent down backing plate 8 onto the puck ered edge of the cover and securing it to the leather disk 1, by meansof screws 9 that clamp the string.

The disk 1 and backing plate 8 are providedxwith a smooth walled hole 10 through which a screw 11 is inserted for the purpose of adjustably holding the button 12 in desired relation to the base or ring 2.

so as to hold the covertightly nplace. 'lhen theportion offthe cover that s over the bore 3 is'slit radially to make and cemented tothe inside of the bore. The basefliscthen finishedby applying a metal plate onto the, puckered: edge and the draw The button 12 is, provided at its back with a stem 13 that is providedat its back end with a plate 14 having a threaded hole 15, which the threaded portion 16 of the screw 11 engages.

Said screw is provided with a head 17 and has a smooth shank 18, between the threaded portion 19 and the head 17, to move freely through the hole so that whenit is desired,

the screw can be turned to draw the button toward the base; and in the case of the resilient cushion like base, the button may compress the cushion.

Said button is shown in Figs. l4, as a cushion 20 of resilient sponge rubber cemented onto a metal plate 21 that is fixed by screws 22 to the stem .13; and the sponge and plate are covered by a cover 23, ce-

- mentedto the top of the cushion 20 and drawn around said cushion 2O a'nd fastened by a puoker string 24 that draws the cover tightly onto the cushion and leather plate.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, pressure upon the button may compress the cushion 2, in which case the screw protrudes through the plate 1, as shown in dot and dash lines; and when the pressure on the button is relieved the resilient cushion returns the button and theserewlie'ad to-the set position shown in solid lines in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 3 a set nut 25 is shown screwed 'onto the screw to clamp the leather disk 1 against the head 17 so that the stem 13 of the button is held in fixed adjustment with respect to the cushion.

The metal plate 8 is shown provided with holes 26 to receivescrews or the purpose of fastening the pad to the pad supporting element'of a't-russ, not shown.

Preferably theperipheryo'l. the cushion 2 is flush with the periphery of the leather disk 1, but in the resilient button it is preferable to provide a" cushion 27 of greater diameter -than the leather plate 1 and in making the button, the'eover 23 is cemented "across the top of the cushion and is then brought snugly around and under the cush- 10D. and 15 secured In practical" use the surgeon or other -skilled person-may adjustthe button with relation'to the 'p'late 8,by turning the screw 11 in Fig. 4, or may trirnthebuttontoscrew it 'onto the screw; and when the proper adjustment'is seoured,*andthe'truss, not shown,

with its pad or pads is fitted'to the wearer,

further attention *is' unnecessary and the wearer {may take off and put on the trussat pleasure with the assurance that the reby a draw string 24 'and't-ie'd against the-stem 13.

into which the button l may be drawn by :the screw 11 so that the ring 33 formed by the perimeter of the base'cushion may serve more fully to support the region immediately around the rupture.

1. A pad for hernia trusses 'COlRpUlSiHg a base member formed of resilient material; a button connected to said base member and adapted to be adjusted tocompres's-said bIISe member.

2. A pad for herniatrusses compnising a compressible base member; a button canneeted to said base member and means for adjusting the button to compress :said base member.

3. A hernia pad comprising a base plate; a cushion member on said base ,plate provided-with a bore; a lunger m the bore a button carried by sat plunger and-a'serew connected to the base plate antl adapted to move the plunger toward said base late to cause the button'to oUm'press said one non member. i

a cushion on the base *pla'teprovided with n. bore; aplunger in the bore; a scnew'extending through the base plate and adapted to move the plunger t'ow'ard andifrom "the base plate, plunger *-adapted to be ret racted screw t'compresssaid cushion. In'testimony whereo fi l haive h'ereuntast m said 4. A'hernia padeompnsingabase plate;

and =a button on the antler-ate my hand at Les Angeles, 'Gafifornia, this 

